ION Storage Systems Inc. (ION), recently hosted a variety of government and academic leaders to celebrate a $4.8 million award to ION and UMD. The award is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) EVs4ALL program, funded by the DOE.

Electrek spoke with Dr. Greg Hitz, founder and CTO about what solid state batteries are, why they’re considered the “unicorn” of battery technology, why they have yet to hit the market, and how his company is working to move the needle.

Ray Chalmers speaks to ION CTO Greg Hitz, and VP of Supply Chain Neil Ovadia highlighting ION for its rapid growth and how we continue to develop our workforce.

ION Storage Systems identified as one of the 15 Battery Startup Companies to Watch by Yahoo Finance

ION Storage Systems Inc. (ION), continues rapid scale-up, announcing the hiring of its 50th employee.

ION Storage Systems to Partner with University of Maryland on $4.8M ARPA-E EVs4ALL Grant Award

ION CTO Greg Hitz, writes about ION’s unique cell design that uses ceramic anode material instead of graphite.

ION Co-Founder and Executive Chair Eric Wachsman discusses ION as a potential breakthrough tech to reduce EV charge times.

ION CTO Greg Hitz discusses the growing hiring needs in the energy storage industry

Business Insider identifies ION as one of 18 startups poised to reap the benefits of automakers needs for EV tech

PV Magazine highlights ION’s plans for US based battery manufacturing ramp up.

CleanTechnica discusses the US Army’s plans for equipping the Soldier of the future and ION’s role in delivering tomorrow’s battery today!

PV Magazine showcases ION’s Bi-Layer cell design

Read Climate Fund partner Lisa Coca’s blog post to learn more about how our bi-layer battery design unlocks next-generation performance.

ION Storage Systems Closes $30 Million Series A funding Round

Army Extreme Battery Group Increases ION Storage Contract

ION featured in the Wall Street Journal article “U.S. Bets on Faster-Charging Battery in Race to Catch Energy Rivals”.

Prince George’s startup raises $30M to make batteries for the Army and others

Ion Storage Systems Announces $30 Million Series A Funding Round Led by Clear Creek Investments, Volo Earth Ventures, and Alsop Louie Partners

ION’s executive chair Eric Wachsman showcases our unique technology and collaboration with the Center for Research in Extreme Batteries

ION prominently mentioned in Wall Street Journal article “In the Race for Batteries, One Scientist Has Seen It All”.

Lockheed extends ION Storage Systems relationship. Evaluation agreement signals continued commitment.

The American Ceramic Society showcases ION awarded contract from USABC.

Ion Storage Systems awarded contract from the US Advanced Battery Consortium.

Ion Storage Systems leading the way in innovative technology in Maryland.

Ion Storage Systems Makes the Cut in Army’s Quest for Extreme Battery

Ion Storage Systems Named Maryland Top 20 Future Start-Up Company

Ion Storage Systems Announces New State of the Art HQ Manufacturing Facility

Ion Storage Systems Awarded $2M Contract

Ion Storage Systems Hires Energy Industry Leader

Ion Storage Systems secures $8M investment

Ion Storage Systems is a winner of the LG Battery Challenge

Ion Storage Systems wins innovation showcase

Ion Storage Systems featured in ARPA-E showcase video.

Ion Storage Systems safe battery technology featured on CBS this morning.